Visit of Zhejiang Province delegation

Date of article: 07/01/2014

Daily News of: 09/01/2014

Country:  Poland

Author: Polish Ombudsman

Article language: en

On 7th January 2014, dr. Ryszard Czerniawski, Deputy Ombudsman received a delegation of representatives of Zhejiang Provincial Bureau for Letters and Calls (PRC).

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Torti e disservizi, chiamate il Difensore civico

Date of article: 17/12/2013

Daily News of: 09/01/2014

Country:  Italy - Emilia-Romagna

Author: Regional Ombudsman of Emilia-Romagna

Article language: it

Il nuovo Difensore civico regionale, Gianluca Gardini, ha illustrato oggi alla stampa il ruolo della difesa civica regionale e gli obiettivi del suo mandato. Ha rivolto un invito, innanzitutto, ai mezzi di informazione: occorre che i cittadini sappiano che esiste un servizio pubblico gratuito, in grado di affrontare e risolvere disfunzioni amministrative in via extragiudiziale.

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The Ombudsman on the Status of Persons with Reduced Ability to Work

Date of article: 08/01/2014

Daily News of: 08/01/2014

Country:  Hungary

Author: Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary

Article language: en

The transformation of the institutional system in charge of gauging reduced ability to work and establishing eligibility for benefits was not properly prepared. The new administrative bodies and their staff had not been prepared for the amount of cases they had to handle. The infrastructural background was not fully ready, either, and the lack of medical experts made things even worse. László Székely, Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, has requested the Minister of Human Resources to tackle these problems.

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